Fond du Lac Ojibwe School

As an expansive combined-grade school in Cloquet, Minnesota, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School serves 161 students from grades K through 12, overseen by Fond du Lac Ojibwe School. Compared to the state average of about 50 students per school, that is 222% bigger than typical.

Fond du Lac Ojibwe School sits inside Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.8:1. The state averages about 6.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Carlton County's rate of about 35%.

Around the school, Carlton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,573 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Carlton County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,201 students), Fond du Lac Ojibwe School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY, roughly 2.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fond du Lac Ojibwe School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Fond du Lac Ojibwe School's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 217 (now 161).

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